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Luca Netz

Luca Netz
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 25
Youth career
–2010 FSV Bernau
2010–2020 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Hertha BSC II 4 (0)
2020–2021 Hertha BSC 11 (1)
2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2 (1)
2021–2026 Borussia Mönchengladbach 113 (1)
2026– Nottingham Forest 2 (0)
International career‡
2018 Germany U15 2 (0)
2018–2020 Germany U17 21 (5)
2021–2024 Germany U21 17 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:03, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:37, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Luca Netz (born 15 May 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Nottingham Forest. He is a German youth international.

Club career

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Netz was born in Berlin, Germany. He made his professional debut for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga on 2 January 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute for Marvin Plattenhardt against Schalke 04. The home match finished as a 3–0 win for Hertha.[2] On 13 February 2021, Netz scored his first Bundesliga goal in the 82nd minute against VfB Stuttgart. His goal equalized the game, and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.[3]

On 2 February 2026, English Premier League club Nottingham Forest announced his signing, on a four-and-a-half year deal[4] for reported transfer fee of £1,100,000.[5]

International career

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Netz played two matches for the Germany national under-15 football team in May 2018. From September 2018 to February 2020, he was part of the Germany national under-17 football team, with whom he participated in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Ireland. Netz was nominated for the Germany national under-21 football team squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Romania and Georgia.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 March 2026[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hertha BSC II 2020–21 Regionalliga Nordost 4 0 — — — 4 0
Hertha BSC 2020–21 Bundesliga 11 1 0 0 — — 11 1
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2021–22 Regionalliga West 1 1 — — — 1 1
2022–23 Regionalliga West 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 2 1 — — — 2 1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2021–22 Bundesliga 24 0 2 0 — — 26 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 20 1 2 1 — — 22 2
2023–24 Bundesliga 30 0 4 0 — — 34 0
2024–25 Bundesliga 24 0 1 1 — — 25 1
2025–26 Bundesliga 15 0 2 0 — — 17 0
Total 113 1 11 2 — — 124 3
Nottingham Forest 2025–26 Premier League 2 0 — 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 132 3 11 2 0 0 0 0 143 5

Honours

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Individual

Notes

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  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal

References

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  1. ^ "Luca Netz". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 14. Round » Hertha BSC – FC Schalke 04 3:0". WorldFootball.net. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "VfB Stuttgart vs. Hertha Berlin - Football Match Stats - February 13, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. ^ "NETZ SIGNS FOR FOREST". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  5. ^ Taylor, Paul (4 February 2026). "Nottingham Forest's transfer window: Did they do enough? PSR, UEFA latest? Summer plans?" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ "Germany at the 2023 UEFA U21 Euros". www.bundesliga.com. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  7. ^ "L. Netz". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Goldene Fritz-Walter-Medaillen an Brand, Adeyemi und Moukoko". dfb.de (in German). 9 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Wirtz, Katterbach und Oberdorf erhalten Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Gold". kicker (in German). 19 August 2020.
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